Few Belgian mosques publish their financial accounts

(Brussels Times) Charity sector organisations, including mosques, are required by law to deposit their accounts at the Commercial Court Registry.

On Friday, the Sudpresse publications are reporting however that very few of the Walloon and Brussels mosque charities fulfil this statutory obligation.

Sudpresse has noted that the file for the Great Mosque of Brussels (Grand Mosque) does not include any accounts filed with the Brussels Commercial Court Registry.

Sudpresse went on to check the status of other mosques in Wallonia and Brussels, using the list of mosques acknowledged by the Muslim Executive of Belgium, and the registry numbers filed with the National Bank of Belgium.

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